Furnace support



l A ril 2, 1940. F. SCHNEIDER ET AL 2,195,684

FURNACE SUPPORT Filed NOV. 1, 1939 ATTORNEYS Patented Apr 1940 UNITED STATES 7 2,195,684 FURNACE SUPPORT Frank Schneiderand Michael Schneider, Cleveland, Ohio Application Novemberl, 1939, Serial No. 302,405,

3 Claims.

This invention relates to furnace supports'and has for an object to provide posts adapted to extend from the radiator of a hot airfurnace to the floor and having brackets bolted to the upper section of the fire pot, the posts bearing-the weight of the upper section of the furnace,which ordinarily rests upon the firepot andwhen the fire pot is intensely hot the weight of the upper part of the furnace, often causes the firepot to crumple or break.

A further object of the invention'is to provide av device of this character which may be applied to old as well asnew furnaces, which will be formed of a fewstrong simple and durable parts, which will be inexpensiveto manufacture, and which will not easily get out of order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of certain .novel details of construction and combinationsof parts hereinstood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit 01' sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

in the various views, Ill designates the ash pit and base of a furnace; l I, 12 and I3 designate superposed fire pot sections, and i4 designates the radiator of a hot air furnace. In carrying 40 out the invention preferably three posts l5 are mounted underneath the radiator to extend from the radiator to thefloor l6 and support the weight.

of the radiator and upper section [3 of the fire pot, thus relieving the lower sections of l l and I2 of the weight of these parts and accordingly preventing crushing of the lower sections H and I2 of the re pot when these sections become exceedingly hot.

Each post comprises an uppersection I1, and a lower section [8, both sections being provided with threaded bores at their confronting ends, I

which ends are spaced apart to receive a threadedadjusting pin i9.

, Lock nuts 2% are disposed on the pin and bear 55 against confronting ends of the upper and lower after fully described and claimed, it being under- In theaccompanying drawing forming a part (Cl.12699) 1 p l sections I1 and I8 to properly adjust these secti'ons vertically to support the weight of the radiator and upper fire pot section 13.

The posts are connected to the upper. fire pot section I3- by respective angular brackets 2| each having 'a leg 22 disposed horizontally and receiving the adjusting pin l9. Lock nuts 23 secure the bracket'arm to the pin. Theleg 22 is provided with apertured lugs 24, best shown in Figure 1, through which bolts 25 are engaged and threaded into the upper section It of the fire pot. Each bracket is provided with a vertically disposed leg 265 which carries a set screw 27 that bears'against a pillow washer 28 disposed on the upper section I3 of the fire pot. The set screw is adjusted to level the horizontal leg 24.,

In operation theweight of the radiator 14 and the weight of the upper section I3 of the fire box is borne by the posts I5 so that the lower-sections I l and H. of the fire pot are relieved of this weight and may become intensely hot'without being crushed.

From the above description it is thought that the construction and operation of the invention Will be fully' understood without further explanation.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a hot air furnace having a radiator and havingsuperposed fire pot sections, of aplurality of posts extending from the radiator to the floor, and brackets connecting the posts with the uppermost fire pot section, said posts supporting the weight of the radiator and upper fire pot section.

2. The combination with a furnace having a radiator and a'plurality of-superposedfire pot sections, of a plurality of posts extending from the radiator to the floor, each post comprising an upper section and a'lower-,sectio'n,-both sections being provided with threaded bores at their spaced confronting ends, a threaded adjusting pin secured in said bores, lock nuts on the pin bearing against said ends, brackets each having a horizontally disposed leg engaging said pins, lock nuts on the pins engaging said leg, and means securing said leg to the uppermost fire pot section, said posts supportingthe weight of the radiator and the uppermost fire box sections.

3. The combination with a furnace having a radiator and a plurality of superposed fire pot sections, of a plurality of posts extending from the radiator to the floor, each post comprising an upper section and a lower section, both sections v being provided with threaded bores at their spaced confronting" ends, a threaded adjusting I pin secured in said bores, lock nuts on the pin bearing against said ends, brackets each having a horizontally disposed leg engaging said pins, lock .nuts on the pins engaging said leg, means securing said leg to the uppermostfire pot section, said bracket each having an upstanding leg, and a set screw carried. by the upstanding leg bearing against the uppermost fire pot section for leveling the horizontal leg of the bracket, said posts supporting the weight of the radiator and the uppermost fire pot section.

FRANK SCHNEIDER. MICHAEL SCHNEIDER. 

